Football Recap: McKinney Lions vs. Plano East Panthers
McKinney won the last time they faced Plano East, and things went their way on Friday too. In a tight match that could have gone either way, the McKinney Lions made off with a 24-23 victory over the Plano East Panthers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
McKinney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plano East only rushed for 114.
When it comes to explaining why Plano East lost, don't look at Jackson Hays. Despite the final result, he threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Hays a new career-high in rushing yards. Travis Agee also helped with two touchdowns in total.
McKinney is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.2 points per game. As for Plano East, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 6-3.
McKinney wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 21-14 loss against Rock Hill on the 7th. As for Plano East, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-7 defeat against Allen on the 7th.
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